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EuroMillions is played in nine European countries and has two draws a week - one on Tuesday and one on Friday - with jackpots sometimes reaching into the hundreds of millions of pounds in the event of a multiple-rollover.

Euromillions was first drawn in February 2004 and initially only included the UK, France and Spain – before lottery organisers Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Austria and Portugal joined in October that year.

Unclaimed win goes to charity

Camelot UK Lotteries Limited, operator of The National Lottery, announced earlier this year that the £1,000,000 UK Millionaire Maker prize remained unclaimed more than 180 days after the draw took place.

Euromillions numbers (Image: Johnny Green/PA Wire)

The ticket-holder bought their EuroMillions ticket in the South West and the deadline for the ticket-holder to claim their prize was at midnight on 18 March 2018.

The money, plus the interest it earned, has now gone to help National Lottery-funded projects across the UK.

Andy Carter, Senior Winners’ Advisor at The National Lottery, said, “Unfortunately, I can confirm that the ticket-holder did not come forward within the deadline to claim their prize and has now sadly missed out on this substantial amount of money.

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"To avoid this unfortunate situation happening again, I would urge all National Lottery players to check their tickets on a regular basis."

Anyone who has any queries or who believes they have the winning ticket for any of the National Lottery draws within the 180-day deadline should call the National Lottery Line on 0333 234 5050 or email help@national-lottery.co.uk